• PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

• NOTES FROM THE JUNE MEETING OF DIRECTORS

• ROLE OF TEAM LEADERS REINFORCED

• SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD TO HAWAII SAILOR ADAM CORPUZ-LAHNE

• NESSA, USCGA RUN EXEMPLARY MALLORY, CRESSY

• MILTON ACADEMY WINS WINDY MALLORY

• SPENCER WEBER, SOUTHERN REGIONAL HS, EASILY TAKES CRESSY TROPHY

• NEWPORT HARBOR HS AGAIN WINS BAKER

• REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICTS - see what's going on in your District

• DATES, SITES SET FOR '99 CHAMPIONSHIPS

• CLARIFICATION OF CRESSY ENTRIES

• PRELIMINARY ALLOCATIONS FOR 1999 CHAMPIONSHIPS

• ISSA DISTRICTS BY STATE - a list of which States are in which Districts

• ISSA WEB-SITE LOOK FOR TIPS - coaches and sailors ...submit you coaching tips

• SEND US NEWS FROM YOUR DISTRICT!

• CLASSIFIED ADS - including employment opportunities

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What marvelous national championships we had again this year. the Mallory/Cressy at the US Coast Guard Academy run by NESSA were superbly run in a howler of a nor'easter, and the Baker at Coronado hosted by PCISA was two days at the beach with great team racing.

This is the year the Cressy moves to the Fall and for this year it will be sailed in Laser Radials. In response to sailor inquiries, we are examining the possibility of shifting to a combination full rig and Radial rig format for the future Fall event.

Mallory winner Milton Academy opted for the Fastnet International Schools Regatta in Ireland as did the Cressy winner, Spencer Weber of Southern Regional HS (NJ). Spencer will also represent ISSA in the US SAILING National Singlehanded Championship for the O'Day Trophy.

Baker winner Newport Harbor HS is not able to make the trip this year, so close runner-up St. George's School will sail for ISSA in the British Schools Dinghy Racing Association (BSDRA) team racing championship and the BSDRA dinghy championship. These sailors benefit from seed-grants ISSA is awarded from USSF/US SAILING. Meanwhile, NHHS's winning Baker team is applying for a slot in the US SAILING National Team Racing Championship for the Hinman Trophy. Their selection is pending.

The relationship of ISSA champions to the Junior Olympic Nationals has faded with a change in JO policy, but the cream rises and our best will make it by resume.

Most exciting for 1998 is the growing number of sailors and other people who want to become involved in school sailing. ISSA grew by 15% this past school year, a great report card. Interested in what happens to school sailing alumni? Check out the ICYRA All-American list. Lots of familiar names.

Gary Jobson, Sailing World, US SAILING, and the National Sailing Industry Association (NSIA), Pat Healy, Dave Perry, and Vanguard Sailboats - these and so many others have all helped school sailing this year. We are very grateful.

Have a wonderful summer. We'll see you in the Fall. Remember, Cressy elims will come early.

Larry White, President

• The Board discussed the possibility of a new district incorporating Texas and perhaps Arizona, Oklahoma, and points north. SEISA Director Robin Rafferty recommended leaving Texas as part of SEISA for at least another year. The decision of the BOD was that, adhering to ISSA By-laws, the impetus for creating a new district is not in the purvey of the BOD but is in response to a petition by three of more schools within what would be the new district. The BOD set aside any further discussion pending such a petition. Upon the recommendation of Director Rafferty, Charles M. (Tony) Smythe was nominated and the Board elected him a Director.

• The Directors heard that membership in ISSA is up to 227 member schools with a number of schools reportedly members of districts but not yet on the rolls of the Association.

• President White reported that discussion continue between him and Vanguard Sailboats over the loan of Lasers for the Cressy championship at the same venue as the collegiate singlehandeds. The BOD authorized the President to enter into a five-year agreement with an option for a second five years. Further progress depends upon collegiate acceptance which should be imminent.

• The Treasurer reported that NSIA has renewed its financial support to ISSA for promotion, notably the Directory and additional distribution of the newsletter, for 1998. There are funds on hand for a number of specific projects that include publications, the video presentation, travel expenses for regatta officials coaching seminars, and team representing ISSA overseas. ISSA is tracking well on budget, but individual memberships and donations remain a vital part of ISSA financial health.

• Toby Baker, Jeff Spranger, Ron Knight, Cory Sertl, Walter Chamberlain, Gary Bodie, and Bill Torgerson were named to the ISSA Advisory Council.

• As part of his rewriting and updating of the ISSA coaches manual, Vice President Roy Williams has requested from coaches and past school sailors additional drills he can incorporate. When complete, the manual will be placed on the ISSA website as a downloadable file.

• ISSA has been approached by college recruiters for information on participants from entry forms for ISSA championships. ISSA has elected not to provide that information but to direct the inquirers to more public sources such as the ISSA website and annual Directory.

• In response to suggestions that the BOD schedule its meetings at times and places more conducive to attendance by Directors from outside New England, the next meeting of the BOD will be at 1400 Saturday, September 12, 1998 at a specific hotel location tba at the Providence, RI airport.

"Positive, pleasant, always helpful, he was a positive person throughout the weekend," was one comment that accompanied his nomination. Another was, "Throughout the weekend in general Adam always showed a friendly, upbeat, supportive approach ...best reflected the qualities Dave Perry spoke about: helpful, friendly, adding to the sport, going beyond the expected..."

Ted King, late ISSA Vice President whose primary concern was in the sportsmanship of our sport, would be proud of Adam. So too would Stuart Bullivant, in whose name the Bullivant Trophy honoring sportsmanship was given. And all of ISSA can stand proud for what Adam exemplifies. He has found the clue to a happy life.

Dan Davis' jury used the "fast track" protest system to drastically reduce hearing times, aided by Pat Healy, Mary Savage, Penny Hare, Oakley Jones, Hart Kelley, and Peter Reggio monitoring the racing on the water.

The nearby Williams School hosted Saturday night dinner and a talk by Dave Perry for the nearly 200 crews and coaches attending the two regattas.

For both days of racing the Milton team reveled in winds that reached 25 knots, a strong current, and short, steep seas in the Thames River. They were conditions that seemed to give New England teams an advantage as St. George's, Hotchkiss, and Tabor remained in contention well into the second day of racing before succumbing to the two West Coast entries.

The Milton team consisted on Margaret Gill, Leslie Mann, John Birkett, Kara Sweaney, and Brandon Wall. Overall low-point crew was from Pt. Loma (CA) HS.

Sailed at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London in CFJs and 420s May 9-10, the 20 teams completed a 20-race round robin.

Places second through fourth were tight as Steve Brown of LaJolla Country Day topped Sean Doyle of St. Petersburg HS for second with David Hochart of Mission Bay HS winding up fourth.

In all, 18 races were sailed in full-rig Lasers in conditions that favored the taller and heavier singlehanders. Top woman entry was Amanda Clark of St. George's School, finishing 10th.

The Cressy was sailed at the US Coast Guard Academy May 9-10 in full rig Lasers.

At the end of the preliminary round in addition to NHHS, St. Petersburg HS qualified for the final round of four teams with an 8-3 record. St. George's School, Mallory winner Milton Academy and perennial Baker finalist Tabor Academy were all tied with 7-4 records. On the basis of who beat whom, Tabor was eliminated and St. George's and Milton moved into the final series.

In the final series St. George's defeated Milton 2-0 to finish second for the regatta while Milton beat St. Petersburg 2-0 to take third. The decisive win by NHHS over St. George's wasn't easy as NHHS crew Troy Treaccar/Kassy Thompson had to trap the leading St. George's boat at the finish line to achieve a winning combination.

Sailing for NHHS in addition to Treaccar and Thompson were Brian Bissell, Scott Hogan, Alison Hill, Cryssa Byers, Tyler Haskell, and Gray Dougherty.

Eliminated in the first round in addition to Tabor were Lakewood HS (FL), Jesuit HS (LA), Torrey Pines HS (CA), Severn School (MD), Grosse Pointe South HS (MI), University of San Diego HS (CA), and Port Townsend HS (WA).

Regatta Chairman was Bill Maxam, PRO was Brian Boyd, and the Jury, led by Don Becker, used on-the-water hearings and observers Pat Healy, Josh Adams, Clay Mock, and Jamie Malm to speed up the racing.

Director Jim Casesa has announced the annual SAISA High School Singlehanded Open regatta to be held at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center September 26-26. This regatta will be the first in a series of two to qualify the SAISA entries for the five allocated berths in the 1999 ISSA singlehanded championship. The event will be sailed in Laser Radials BYOB with a few boats available for charter. The regatta will be open to 8th graders, but they will not be scored in the qualifying results for the Cressy national championship. Similarly ISSA membership is required only if entries want to be scored for the elimination. A school may enter as many team members as it wished. There will be trophies for the first three boys and first three girls. Contact: Jim Casesa, 813-323-4719 days; 813-823-3106 evenings.

District Exec Bill Schneider reports that Annapolis HS nipped on-going district leader Southern Regional HS for the season championship possibly in part because in the doublehanded elims Southern Regional skipper Spencer Weber elected not to sail because he was already slated to compete in the national singlehanded championship. There is no rule preventing him helping his team qualify in the doublehanded elims even though he would not compete in the national regatta, but it could mean that a better team would not be able to compete from the district. Moving the Cressy to the Fall should preclude this situation arising in the future.

MASSA already has regional competition in the Long Island, Hampton, and Annapolis areas and is looking for the same in the Rochester area.

ISSA Vice President Tim Hogan notes that the status of PCISA is good, particularly as the northern California schools continue to organize and improve. He would, however, like to see more team racing and he reports that PCISA will continue to encourage 8th graders to compete in district events as a way to help smaller schools.

PCISA will hold its eliminations for the 1999 Cressy regatta on October 17 in Radial rigs.

The number of member schools in MWISA remained at 24 this year, the number of new schools offsetting those that have dropped out. One locale where there has been real growth is the inland lakes area of Wisconsin with seven new member schools. MWISA will next be trying to get programs organized in Ohio and Indiana, possibly by having the 1999 Cressy qualifer in one of those states; needed: area contacts.

The Lake Minnetonka Sailing School will host the MWISA qualifer for the 1999 Mallory championship the weekend before the Mallory that will be at the Grosse Pointe YC in Detroit in which MWISA is the host district.

SEISA Director Robin Rafferty reports the continued interest in Texas, especially in the Houston area, site of the Cressy regatta next Fall. There has been talk of creating a new district that would include Texas, but at least for the time being Robin would like to see Texas remain part of SEISA, a desire the ISSA Board of Directors agree with. Robin suggested Texan Tony Smythe be elected to the BOD as a member at large and as a SEISA representative and organize SEISA "west."

The All-New England team members have been announced as follows: All NESSA Skippers: Amanda Clark '00, St. George's; John Birkett '98, Milton; Nick Ewenson '99, Tabor; Curtis Flood '98, St. George's; Margaret Gill '98, Milton; Peter Levesque '99, Tabor; Charles Macon '99, St. George's; J.R. Maxwell '99, Williams; Sam Treherne-Thomas '98, St. George's; Ken Ward '98, Hotchkiss; Jordan Smith, Hingham HS, Stephen Leslie Award Winner All NESSA Crews: James Andoszewski '98, Milton; John Cline, St. George's; Sarah Edwards '98, Tabor; Sean Horrigan '00, Williams; Kelly Loftus '99, St. George's; Leslie Mann '98, Milton; Rob Pascal '99, Williams; Jen Dandemoer '00, St. George's; Leah Williams '98, Tabor Honorable Mention: Matt Cohen '00, Falmouth HS; Jon Condon '98, East Lyme HS; Cristina Craig '98, Portsmouth Abbey; Tristen Mouligne '98, Portsmouth Abbey; Andrew Nugnes '98, Barnstable HS.

For the first time one school won all three major NESSA championships. St. George's School of Newport, RI took the Healy (singlehanded), the O'Day (doublehanded fleet) and Mark (team racing). In addition, St. George's won the women's championship for the Herreshoff Trophy.

NESSA President Roger Rawlings reports the Healy singlehanded championship will be held in the Fall as a qualifier for the Cressy. He is shooting for a mid-October date probably at the USCG Academy.

NESSA awarded its Leslie Award for sportsmanship jointly: to Jordan Smith of Hingham HS and to the Falmouth HS team. Both recipients were recognized for their sportsmanlike reactions to errors in regatta scoring.

MALLORY: May 8-9, 1999 at Grosse Pointe YC, Grosse Pointe, MI

BAKER: May 22-23, 1999 at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL

MASSA: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia

SAISA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, north Alabama, Florida except panhandle

SEISA: South Alabama, Florida panhandle, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas

MWISA: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa

NWISA: Washington, Oregon, Alaska

PCISA: Arizona, California, Hawaii

Coaches will to share their experience should contact Roy at 401-846-0884 (phone and fax), 401-846-4021 (voice mail) E-mail: roy_williams@stgeorges.edu

ISSA, PO Box 397, Niantic, CT 06357-0397

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E-Mail: lawrence_a_white@juno.com

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President: Larry White; Box 397, Niantic, CT 06357; Phone: 860-739-3253; Fax: 860-739-4467

Vice Presidents: Tim Hogan (714-434-4400); Ray Teborek (312-364-8464); Roy Williams (401-846-0884)

Secretary: Roger Rawlings (860-435-3020)

Treasurer: Nancy Healy (860-739-4011)

District Representatives:

Pacific Coast ISA: Bill Wakeman (714-675-5073)

Mid-Atlantic SSA: Bill Schneider (410-757-4729)

Midwest ISA: Richard Wolney (313-884-5224)

New England SSA: Hart Kelley (617-523-6959)

South Atlantic ISA: James Casesa (813-823-3106)

Southeast ISA: Robin Rafferty (601-452-7541)

Northwest ISA: John DeMeyer (206-842-2302)

Members-At-Large: Josh Adams, Nicole Breault, Sarah Davidson, Natalie D. King, Betty Reid

Secretary Emeritus: Samuel I. A. Anderson

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